8th Annual Global Health Conference planned for UofT

April 28, 2010

TORONTO, ON – On Tuesday May 4, 2010, the University of Toronto will host the 8th annual Global Health Conference. This year’s theme of the conference is “Social Responsibility: Global Health Perspectives.”

Leaders in the global health field will meet to share their expertise and commitment as global citizens determined to improve the world for current and future global generations. Some of the topics that will be discussed at the conference include: Canada’s role in global health; “incorporating” social responsibility; and, advocacy in medicine.

Speakers include:

Ross Upshur, Director, Joint Centre for Bioethics; Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Department of Family and Community Medicine